- ifconfig "$iface" up 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
- ifconfig "br-$config" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
- $DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
- return 0
- } || {
- $DEBUG brctl addbr "br-$config"
- $DEBUG brctl setfd "br-$config" 0
- $DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
- iface="br-$config"
+ [ -x /usr/sbin/brctl ] && {
+ ifconfig "$iface" up 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
+ ifconfig "br-$config" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
+ $DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
+ return 0
+ } || {
+ $DEBUG brctl addbr "br-$config"
+ $DEBUG brctl setfd "br-$config" 0
+ $DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
+ iface="br-$config"
+
+ # need to bring up the bridge and wait a second for
+ # it to switch to the 'forwarding' state, otherwise
+ # it will lose its routes...
+ ifconfig "$iface" up
+ sleep 1
+ }